# Mazda CX-5 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Mazda CX-5 passes its MOT first time 80% of the time, from 72,753 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 80%
- MOT tests analysed: 72,753 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 90,572 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 358 | 92% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 6,316 | 90% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 931 | 90% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 4,977 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 506 | 89% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 4,465 | 88% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 1,181 | 88% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 7,117 | 87% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 3,002 | 86% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 5,301 | 84% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 4,798 | 86% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 5,238 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 2,024 | 84% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 5,605 | 75% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 1,392 | 76% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 5,800 | 71% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1,040 | 75% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 5,476 | 68% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1,058 | 69% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 4,034 | 66% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 764 | 62% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 908 | 65% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 427 | 59% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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